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Mood:
Cynical Clever Humorous Touching Witty
Plot:
Opposites Attract Love and Romance Mind and Soul Writer's Life Psychological Fall in Love Love Affair Twentysomething Life more...
Genres:
Romance Comedy Drama
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
Place:
New York USA
Audience:
Date Night
Humor:
Dark Humor
Style:
Talky
Attitudes:
Semi Serious Realistic
Score:
Rock
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Profanity Sexual Content

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Dedication, 2007

Starring: Mandy Moore, Billy Crudup

Directed by: Justin Theroux

Written by: David Bromberg

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 95 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.7

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Dedication can be described as cynical, clever, and witty. The plot revolves around opposites attracting, love and romance, and themes of mind and soul. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor. Dedication's main genres are romance, drama, and comedy. In terms of style, it is talky. In approach, it is realistic. Dedication is located in New York. It takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is rock. Dedication is well suited for a date night. Note that it involves sexual content and profanity.

Summary of Dedication

Actor Justin Theroux (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) switches roles and takes a turn behind the camera for the twisted romantic comedy DEDICATION. Billy Crudup stars as Henry, an obsessive-compulsive author of children's books. Henry is forced by his publisher to team up with a new illustrator, Lucy (Mandy Moore), after his former illustrator, Rudy (Tom Wilkinson), suddenly dies. The author's mental state is so fragile that he continues to communicate with Rudy via the Unisphere--a giant globe that was part of the World's Fair in Queens, New York, in the 1960s. Despite Henry's odd behavior, he strives to work to work with Lucy on a sequel to his successful (and porn inspired) kids book entitled "Marty the Beaver." Tensions mount between this very odd couple, but it's not long before they find a common bond, and their feelings for each other take a romantic turn.

Theroux stirs a little subversion into the romantic comedy formula with DEDICATION, but the bulk of the movie sticks to familiar indie-rom-com territory. The soundtrack is laced with indie-rock; the subject matter touches on issues its 20-something target audience will readily identify with; and the quirky characters will appeal to fans of similar fare such as Miranda July's ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, Mike Mills's THUMBSUCKER, and Zach Braff's GARDEN STATE. This is Theroux's debut as a director, and although DEDICATION is drastically different from his work with mentor David Lynch, it does offer a hint at a future career away from acting.